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Its Houston for Jeremy Lin - The NY Knicks let him go
July
17,
2012
Goodbye New York, Hello Houston!
After weeks of speculation, Tuesday night the New York Knicks announced it would not match the Houston Rockets' offer.
Emotions have been running high with Knicks fans. To quote writer Ian O'Connor at ESPNNewYork.com, "Jim Dolan just made one of the dumbest moves of his basketball life"...
Meanwhile, Lin remains a gentleman, thanking the Knicks and showing enthusiasm for Houston.
Twitter comments: (@JLin7)
"Extremely excited and honored to be a Houston Rocket again!! #RedNation" "Much love and thankfulness to the Knicks and New York for your support this past year...easily the best year of my life #ForeverGrateful"For the latest on Jeremy Lin:
July 5, 2012
This
afternoon
Jeremy
Lin
agreed
to
a
multi-million
dollar
offer
sheet
by
the
Houston
Rockets.
Numerous
sources
say
that
the
Houston
Rockets'
offer
is
reportedly
a
four
year
$28.8
million
deal
with
Lin.
The
contract
cannot
be
signed
until
after
the
NBA
moratorium
ends
next
Wednesday,
July
11,
2012,
then
the
New
York
Knicks
have
three
days
to
match
the
Rockets'
offer
or
let
him
go.
This
story
is
evolving
day
by
day,
and
in
some
cases
hour
by
hour.
(Video image by Suzanne Kai was taken at a press interview with Jeremy Lin in the New York Knicks locker room at Madison Square Garden March 11, 2012)
For more details here are related links:
Being 'Asian' is an advantage says Jeremy Lin
"I think the advantage of being an Asian basketball player in America is that no one expects anything from you, and no one thinks you are going to be good," Lin told a press conference in Taipei. Give it to Lin to say it how it is. And good luck on the next chapter of your amazing career, Jeremy.
And
if
you
are
not
one
of
the
thousands
of
viewers
of
Jeremy
Lin's
Skype
chat
this
week
with
a
5
year
old
named
Naim
and
his
family
check
the
link
out
below.
Naim
was
reportedly
devastated
by
the
Knicks
decision
to
not
match
the
Houston
Rockets
offer.
When time came for the Skype chat with Jeremy, young Naim was nearly speechless. Most telling is Lin's attention and patience to chatting with Naim and his family. With the awkward silence waiting for 5 year old Naim to chat with Jeremy (Naim barely made a peep), and with Naim's parents filling in the silence with chatter, a typical phony-baloney big-headed basketball star would have said thanks and good bye. But Lin seemed to be sincerely interested in having a conversation with young Naim and his parents and gave the family quality time. Kudos to Lin for being a class act.
Here's a link to Jeremy's chat with Naim and his family. (click on the full story headline for the link to activate).
Jeremy Lin opens up about Linsanity, fans, and being Asian American in GQ Magazine
Jeremy Lin graces the cover of the November issue of GQ Magazine, hitting news stands October 23.
AsianConnections thanks GQ and Conde Nast for permission to use these knock-out images of Jeremy by Paola Kudacki/GQ Magazine.
The slogan on GQ's cover is "Look Sharp - Live Smart" - Jeremy Lin certainly looks sharp in these photos, he's one photogenic guy.
Lin talks with GQ writer Will Leitch who spent time with him when he was in the Big Apple to do the GQ photo shoot and attend other events. It was Lin's first trip to New York since it was announced that he would no longer be a Knicks player.
Lin talks about how the fans and Linsanity affected him, the Knicks, the Houston Rockets, and being Asian American.
Read the GQ article and view more images of Jeremy by Paola Kudacki and a behind the scenes video by Matt Baron here.
"There's a lot of perceptions and stereotypes of Asian-Americans that are out there today, and the fact that I'm Asian-American makes it harder to believe, even crazier, more unexpected," he says. "I'm going to have to play well for a longer period of time for certain people to believe it, because I'm Asian.
And
that's
just
the
reality
of
it."
It's
not
all
that
dissimilar
from
what
Yao
Ming
went
through.
Hideki Matsui announces his retirement - "Godzilla" to baseball fans in Japan and U.S.
December 27, 2012
New York City
Hideki Matsui announced his retirement at age 38 on Thursday in Manhattan. Known as "Godzilla" to baseball fans in Japan and U.S., the 6 foot 2 inch, 210 lb. athlete has had an illustrious career in both countries.
He was named World Series Most Valuable Player in the U.S., and three times was named the Central League Most Valuable Player Award in Japan. He played seven seasons from 2003-2009 for the New York Yankees, and ten seasons for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
He had a $52 million dollar four year contract with the New York Yankees through 2009. Matsui helped the New York Yankees win the World Series, defeating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies earning him the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. At the end of 2009, Matsui agreed to a one-year $6.5 million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
In addition, Matsui played one year stints with the Oakland Athletics, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Tampa Bay Rays. He was a basebal outfielder and designated hitter, batting left-handed and throwing right-handed.
For the full story click here.